Operations With Backups - ACRONIS DNS-1250-04 User Manual

Validate an archive
Delete a single archive
or multiple archives
Delete all archives in the
vault
4.2.2

Operations with backups

To perform any operation with a backup, you have to select it first. To select a backup, expand the
archive, then click the backup. If the archive is protected with a password, you will be asked to
provide it.
All the operations described below are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the
toolbar. These operations can be also accessed from the '[Backup name]' actions bar (on the Actions
and tools pane) and from the '[Backup name]' actions item of the main menu.
The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with backups.
To
View backup content in
a separate window
Recover
Validate a backup
Delete a single or
multiple backups
Delete all archives and
backups in the vault
Click Validate.
The Validation (p. 92) page will be opened with the pre-selected archive as a source.
Validation of an archive will check all the archive's backups.
1. Select the archive or one of the archives you want to delete.
2. Click Delete.
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion window that has
check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if
need be (select the check boxes for the desired archives), then confirm the deletion.
Please be aware that if filters have been applied to the vaults list, you see only a part
of the vault content. Be sure that the vault does not contain archives you need to
retain before starting the operation.
Click Delete all.
The program duplicates your selection in the new window that has check boxes for
each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if need be, then
confirm the deletion.
Do
Click View content.
In the Backup Content window, examine the backup content.
Click Recover.
The Recover data page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source.
Click Validate.
The Validation (p. 92) page will be opened with the pre-selected backup as a source.
Validation of a file backup imitates recovering of all files from the backup to a
dummy destination. Validation of a disk backup calculates a checksum for every data
block saved in the backup.
Select one of the backups you want to delete, then click
The program duplicates your selection in the Backups deletion window that has
check boxes for each archive and each backup. Review the selection and correct if
need be (select the check boxes for the desired backups), then confirm the deletion.
Please be aware that if filters have been applied to the vaults list, you see only a part
of the vault content. Be sure that the vault does not contain archives you need to
retain before starting the operation.
Delete.